"The venerable GNU Image Manipulation Program is undergoing a significant transformation. The next major release, version 2.8, will introduce an improved user interface with an optional single-window mode. Although this update is still under heavy development, users can get an early look by compiling the latest source code of the development version from the GIMP's version control repository."

It isn't always about features. The GIMP UI just stunk, I used the GIMP for years. Then I tried photoshop. And almost overnight the quality of my images improved 300% even when I go back to the GIMP my quality is better because I now know what feature to use to do a function.